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Punch Out Wii Releases May 18th
Nintendo’s next repackaging of your youth release for Wii, an original game a new version of Punch-Out!!, is coming to the states May 18th. The third home console release in the series, details are still scant on the game, including any information on if it will be a “gamer’s game” or something you can play [...]
Stevie Ray Vaughan Brings Texas Flood to Rock Band Next Week
Well, raise your hand if you’re surprised. Or elated. Hell, just raise your hands. SRV is coming to RB! After what seems like years of waiting, the seminal Texas Flood makes its way to Rock Band next week. Coming in at a hefty 1280 Microsoft Cents, or 16 of your US Dollars, Stevie is gonna [...]
Left 4 Dead Finally Patched, Playable Again on 360
The Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, A Smart Blonde and the Left 4 Dead XBox 360 patch all run a marathon. Who wins? Answer: The Left 4 Dead Xbox 360 Patch, as it’s the only one that exists. Lame joke aside, the way fucking overdue highly anticipated patch for Left 4 Dead has hit the 360, [...]
Movie Magic: Making Wrestle Jam (The Wrestler)
Kotaku has an excellent piece up by Michael McWhertor on the game references in the Oscar-nominated “The Wrestler”. The scene features Wrestle Jam, a game in which best actor nominee Mickey Rourke’s Randy “The Ram” Robinson is featured. The game of course doesn’t exist, and was developed into a working game (!?!) in a month [...]
Rock Band Unplugged Announced for PSP
Harmonix and Sony today announced Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP system. That’s right, dust that bad boy off, as there might be something to play on it again (other than God of War). While details are scant so far, Sony is boasting that it will have a fully-featured online download store via Wi-Fi, so [...]
Xbox Live Douchebag Bio of the Moment: K1LLAJERM
Welcome to the inaugural Douchebag Bio of the Moment. This is where we find dumbasses on Live (the easy part), check out their Xbox Live bios, point, laugh and take a picture for your enjoyment. First up, K1LLAJERM, with a wonderful fable using Call of Duty 4 MP map names. Enjoy! Related: Xbox Live Bios: [...]
Quake Live goes Open Beta on Feb. 24th
Quake Live has been in gestation for well over a year, in a closed beta state. No more! This coming Tuesday, Quake Live will be going to an open beta. If you aren’t aware, Quake Live is a browser based version of Quake 3 Arena, with full stats and leaderboards. It’s also free to play, [...]
God of War 3 coming in 2009, says Sony
If you’re like me, you’re looking for a good reason to knock some of that dust of the ol’ PS3. I mean, other than for movies. Well, Sony’s premiere first-party franchise God of War is likely going to be that reason. If you haven’t seen the amazing trailer that was released, shame on you! Click [...]
Trev’s Single Phrase Review: GH Aerosmith
It’s a little late for a review, but since I wanted to do something like this I might as well review a game that I just played. Trevelyan’s 1 Phrase Review is my new style for reviewing games or movies that are absolutely pointless to watch or play. It’s fun to go into detail on [...]
Tangental: Pepsi “Throwback” coming soon near you
Not totally on topic but not completely unrelated. Consumerist is reporting that Pepsi is planning to release Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback this April. What’s so retro about these you ask? The throwback editions eschew High Fructose Corn Syrup (ZOMG, teh devil!) for good ol cane sugar. Given all the hubub about HFCS lately, [...]
